[Urothelial tumors of the bladder]

Abstract

Bladder cancer is a common malignancy and accounts for 8,000 new cases and 4,000 deaths each year in France. Numerous factors may be responsible for the development of this disease, first of which are smoking and occupational exposure to chemicals. Main data regarding etiology, epidemiology and biology of bladder cancer are detailed. Diagnostic and therapeutic advances as well as actual research directions are presented.